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Antigen |
usually a foreign substance (such as a poison, virus, or bacterium), stimulates the production of antibodies. |
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Immune response |
(immun/o means protection) The reaction between antigen and an antibody. |
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Vaccine |
you are receiving dead or weakened antigens that stimulate white blood cells (lymphocytes) to make antibodies |
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Jaundice |
yellow skin pigmentation |
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bilirubin |
a chemical pigment (causes jaundice) |
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Congenital anomalies |
an irregularity in a structure or organ |
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Recombinant DNA technology |
the process of taking a gene ( a region of DNA) from one organism and inserting it into the DNA of another organism. |
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Syndrome |
(Greek) is a group of signs or symptoms that appear together to produce a typical clinical picture of a disease or inherited abnormality. |
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Marfan Syndrome |
inherited connective tissue disorder marked by tall, thin body type with long "spidery" fingers and toes (arachnodactyly), enlongated head, and heart, blood vessel, and ophthalmic abnormalities |
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TURP (transurethral resection of the prostate gland) |
a portion of the prostate gland is removed with an instrument (resectoscope) passed through (trans-) the urethra.
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Ultrasonography |
is a diagnostic technique using ultrasound waves (inaudible sound waves) to produce an image of an organ or tissue. |
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Echocardiograms |
ultrasound images of the heart |
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Sonogram |
fetal ultrasound image |
